The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Friday, January 16, 2026

Marianne Williamson on How to Psychologically Endure This Moment

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Related Off-site Links: Brute Force Versus Soul Force – Marianne Williamson ( Transform , January 11, 2026). The Great Unraveling ...

Dispatches from Occupied Minnesota

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I appreciate CNN’s Stephen Collinson’s analysis of what is currently happening in Minnesota, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul i...

Mike Figueredo on Why Trump Might Be Pushing the U.S. to the Brink of Collapse

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Says Mike Figueredo in introducing the latest segment on his podcast, The Humanist Report : As tensions ramp up in Minneapolis, Trump ref...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Maha D. Blackfeather’s Message to the American People: “We’re Finally Seeing the Truth”

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T o the American people, Take a breath. Not the shallow kind we’ve been forced into for years, but a deep one. The kind that reminds yo...

Knowing Our Rights

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Related Off-site Links: “Get ICE Out!” Protests Intensify After Another Shooting by Federal Agent in Minneapolis – Brad Reed ( Comm...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Steven Donziger: “Let’s Get Real . . . ICE Is a Domestic Terrorist Organization”

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Earlier today lawyer and human rights activist Steven Donziger shared the following on social media. L et’s get real: ICE is not just a ...

Lauren Bacall’s Vow Following the Death of Humphrey Bogart

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It’s the 69th anniversary today of the death of actor Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957). For many years now I’ve been an admirer of the life an...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Chris Hedges on ICE: “I Have Seen These Masked Goons Before”

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Award-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges has written are very important and timely piece about how ICE , “our Americanized Gestapo...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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